Corn-planter.



PATENTED FEB. 10, 1903.

H. P. ADAMS. CORN PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1902.

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HENRY P. ADAMS, OF KIPTON, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,211, dated February10, 1903.

Application filed May 16, 1902- Serial No. 107,559. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY P. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kipton, in the county of Lorain, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to corn-planters in general and more particularlyto the class of check-row planters; and it has for its object to providea construction in which the common knotted chain will be substituted bya mechanism operated from one of the wheels of the planter, thisconstruction being such as may be used in converting a chain-operatedplanter, as well as in the building of an entirely new implement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction whichwill be simple and eflicient in operation and which may be easilyapplied and removed.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a manually-operablemarker for marking those hills which cannot be marked by the wheels ofthe planter.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a planter embodying the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the planter. Fig. 3 is a detailview of the operating-rod. Fig. 4C is a sectional View through thebottoms of the scedbox, the fertilizer-box, and the marking-box. Fig. 5is a vertical section through one of the marking-wheels, the hub beingin elevation, as also a cleat and its attaching-clips. Fig. 6 is asection through the lower portion of a seed-hopper. Fig. 7 is asectional view of a portion of one of the Wheels and showing anadjustable plate for holding the folly-sections in mutual contact orspaced apart.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a planter comprising amain frame 5, having supporting-wheels G, and at the front end of theframe is the tongue 8. Connected transversely of the tongue is the beam9, to which are connected the forward ends of furrow-openers 10,arranged one at each side of the tongue, these furrow-openers being ofusual construction and having boots ll at their rear ends, which inconnection with the forward portions of the furrow-openers sustain theframework which supports the hoppers. Through each boot is a passageleading through the rear end of the furrowopener and through which theseeds from the hoppers pass to the furrows. Each hopper includes threecompartments 12, 13, and 14, the first of which receives the seed, thesecond fertilizer, and the third powdered lime for marking. Thetriplicate hoppers have each a double bottom in which is disposed abifurcated slide 15, having two legs 16 and 17, disposed beneath theseedbox and fertilizer-box, respectively, and in each of which legs aretwo holes 18 and 19, respectively. The guideways in which the legs arereceived open into the boxes, so that when the slide is in one positionthe seeds and fertilizer may fall into the proper openings in the legsand may be carried by the slide under the upper layer of the bottom ofthe hopper. In the lower layer of the bottom of the hopper are openings20, leading to the boot, and when the slide is moved, as abovedescribed, the openings in the legs of the slide are brought to registerwith the openings 20, through which latter the seeds and fertilizer maythen pass into the boot. To reciprocate the slide, a shift-rod 21 isemployed and is connected pivotally at its forward end with the slide,this rod being slidably engaged with the slot of a bracket 21, securedto the frame of the implement and in which the rod may have a limitedvertical movement upon its pivotal connection with the slide. rod 21lies adjacent to the hub 22 of a wheel 6, and to hold the shift-rodyieldably at the limit of its movement in the direction of the wheel-huband to return it to such position when displaced a helical spring 24 isdisposed upon the rod and bearsat one end against the bracket 21 and atits opposite end against a stop-pin 25.

A split collar 26 is provided and has ears 27 at its ends, through whichis engaged a The free end of the ICO bolt 28 for clamping the collarupon the end of the wheel-hub, and in this collarare threadedperforations for engagement by screws 29, having jam-nuts 30 at theirinner ends, which are adapted to impinge against the inner face of thecollar and hold the screws against movement. The outer ends of thescrews form strikers which as the wheel rotates successively engage theshift-rod 21 to move it against the action of the helical spring. Thusas the implement is drawn through a field the shift-rod will be operatedand seeds will be dropped as many times for each rotation of the wheelas there are strikers in the collar, so that by varying the number ofstrikerscrews the distance apart of the hills may be changed and at thesame time fertilizer will be also deposited.

Each of the wheels of the implement is formed double-that is, there aretwo hubsections to each wheel, each section having spokes and a telly.The two hub-sections are shown at 40 and 41, the two sets of spokes at42 and 43, and the two fellies at 44 and 45. Both hub-sections arerotatably mounted upon the axle, and the sections are connected byadjustable clamping-plates 4G, by means of which the sections may beheld with their fellies either in touch or spaced. When the fellies arespaced, they follow along at opposite sides of the ridge formed by thecovering-shovels 47 of the planter, and when the fellies are togetherthey run upon and press down the ridge. The plates 46 are disposed atsuitable intervals against the inner faces of the telly-sections. Eachplate has a longitudinal slot 46', through which are passedclamping-screws 47,engaged with corresponding folly-sections. \Vhen thescrews are loosened, the sections may be adjusted toward and away fromeach other and may beheld in adjusted positions by again tightening thescrews.

At times it is desirable to press the earth tight down over the seeds,while at others it should not be done, depending upon the character andcondition of the soil well known to farmers. To provide for marking thehills under both conditions mentioned and when the follies of the wheelsare in spaced relation, two sets of cleats 4S and 49 are provided. Thecleats 48 are dished and are provided with clips 50 for engagement withthe fellies to hold the cleats in position to take over and press uponthe hills, and thus pack the earth close around the seeds. When thehills are to be marked without thus pressing or packing the earth, asecond set of cleats is used, each of which is in the form of a ringhaving also clips 51 for attachment to the fellies. \Vhen the rings arein place, they are pressed into the earth around the hills, thus markingthe hills without packing the earth over the seeds.

Under some conditions, as when close to a fence at the end of a row, thewheels cannot mark a hill, and to mark such hills the lime box orcompartment 14 is provided in each hopper, said lime-box having aseparate slide having openings for registration with the opening in theupper layer of the box-bottom and the opening in the lowerlayeralternately, so that when the slide is reciprocated lime will bedropped. This slide is operated bya hand-lever 31, connected with theslide by means of the rod 32.

To prevent operation of the dropping mechanism at times, such as whenthe machine is being turned or transported, shift-rods are connected bya bar 32, which has connection with one member of an angular lever 33,so that when said lever is rocked the bar 21 will be raised to lift thefree end of the shift-rod out of the path of movement of the strikers.

The distance apart of the hills is determined by the size of the wheelsemployed upon the implementthat is, it the hills are to be far apart alarge wheel is employed, and if the hills are to be close together asmall wheel is employed. In practice modifications of the specificconstruction shown may be made and any suitable materials andproportions may be used without departing from the-spirit of theinvention.

\Vhat is claimed is-- 1. A wheeled planter comprising a furrowopener, aseedbox having a valve mechanism,astrikercarried bya wheel of theplanter, a shift-rod pivotally connected at one end with the valvemechanism for movement of its opposite end vertically into and out ofthe path of movement of the strikers, a guide for the shift-rod, andmeans forraising and lowering the shift-rod in its guide.

2. In a planter, the combination with the seedbox having valve mechanismfor depositing seed therefrom, and wheels having cleats for marking thepoints of deposit of the seeds,

of a lime-box having valve mechanism for depositing lime therefrom atthe points of deposit of the seed, said mechanism including amanually-operable lever.

3. A wheel for planters comprising spaced fellies of equal diametersadjustable toward and away from each other, and cleats removablyconnected with the fellies and bridging the inter-space therebetween.

4. In a planter, a marking-wheel comprising spaced fellies,marking-cleats, and clips engaged through the cleats and around thefellies for holding the parts together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY I. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. I-I. BAYLESS, CHAS. D. BAYLESS.

